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▸ verb:  Obsolete form of befall. [(transitive) To fall upon; fall all over; overtake]

Similar:
Faile, Fayle, bely, beseeke, fynd, bete, beguyle, forelet, begyle, belye, more...

Opposite:
befall: avoid, prevent, avert, elude, escape

Types:
happen to, come to, befall, more...

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Similar:
Faile, Fayle, bely, beseeke, fynd, bete, beguyle, forelet, begyle, belye, more...

Opposite:
befall: avoid, prevent, avert, elude, escape

Types:
happen to, come to, befall, more...



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